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LAB TOOL-40
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The
LabTool-40S is our latest programmer aimed at
customers that need the speed and portability of
LabTool-48, but don't need to program the wide
range of devices available on the LabTool-48,
and want to save a little cash in the process.
If
you only need a programmer to do the
"basics" (EPROMS, 87C51 Family Micros,
and FLASHS), the LabTool-40S is a good choice.
Please note, however, that due to it's low cost,
the LabTool-40S is limited to only these basic
devices.. If you need a programmer that supports
more sophisticated devices, try our LabTool-48
unit.
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Features
Speed
The
LabTool-40S uses the same parallel port I/O
scheme as our LabTool-48 programmer, for
extremely fast communication, eliminating
download times entirely.
Portability
The
LabTool-40S is extremely portable. It does
not occupy a bus card in your PC so that you
can pack it up and take it with you anytime
you wish. At only 1.5" x 5" x
8", with a 2" high power
transformer, the LabTool-40S fits into a
briefcase or toolbox with ease. The
programmer, parallel cable, transformer, and
Family Modules, together weigh less than two
pounds
Low
Price
Without
sacrificing speed, reliability, or
portability, a number of design changes were
made in order to lower the cost (and
therefore the price) of the LabTool-40S.
Most notably, restricting the number of
supported devices to only the most popular
ones allowed us to cut out the extraneous
hardware; this is the bulk of the cost/price
savings. Refer to the device list for
details.
The LabTool-40S is software activated, which
eliminates the need for a power switch. We
found that most people do not program
devices all the time. They usually unplug
their programmers and store them away for
some length of time, only to plug them again
when a firmware change is needed. Thus,
turning on a power switch was simply an
extra step. We decided to have the software
power up the programmer instead.
The LabTool-40S uses Family Modules to route
power to the devices. This is a BIG cost
saver. It lets us get by with a minimum
number of very clean, precise pin drivers,
instead of spending a lot of your money to
drive every pin.
Family
Modules
Family
modules are not an entirely new idea. They
have been used in other programmers from
time to time, to inexpensively route
rock-solid power and ground to the device.
When you're programming devices fairly slow,
then straight, slide-in connectors are just
fine. However, the LabTool-40S programs at
speeds near the theoretical maximums of some
devices, so the digital signals traveling to
the device must be crystal clear, and the
power and ground lines to the device must be
rock-solid. Slide-in connectors can
experience noise problems and higher
resistance.
The connectors that the LabTool-40S uses are
the same snap-in SIMM connectors that you
may have holding the DRAM in your PC. When
the SIMM is snapped into connector, there is
one pound of force pressing down on each and
every pin. That's 30 pounds of force holding
the Family module on the LabTool-40S. That's
about the best connection you can get!
The purpose of Family modules is to allow us
to use a few expensive, high quality pin
drivers, instead of using a cheaper pin
driver on each pin on the ZIF socket. This
translates to cleaner, more manageable
waveforms, at a much lower price.
Reliability
- The
LabTool-40S has an 1 year warranty on all
parts and labor
- The
LabTool-40S is static-protected at the ZIF
Socket, Family Module socket, parallel
port, and power connector. The static
protection on the parallel port also
protects the parallel port on the
LabTool-40S from the 12 volts of a serial
port.
- Its
case is made of tough 125" thick ABS
plastic.
- CE
compliant, for sale into the European
Community.
System
requirements
PC system requirements
- DOS
Version: DOS 3.1 or higher (or Windows DOS
prompt)
- Windows
Version: Windows 3.x, Windows
95/98/ME/2000
- Processor:
386, 486, Pentium or Pentium Pro
- 4
MB RAM minimum, 8 MB recommended
- Hard
disk with 8 MB free space
- Parallel
port interface
General
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Power:
100 to 240 V AC, auto-switching
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Frequent
range : 47 to 63 Hz
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Power
consumption
: 25 W
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Operating
temperature: 5 to 45 °C
(41 to 113 °F)
Device
Support Summary
ALi:
Microcontroler
Altera: MAX Series, Classic PLD, Serial
PROM.
AMD: MACH Series, PAL, up, Bipolar PROM,
EPROM, Flash.
ATMEL: ATV Series, ATF/AT PLD, AT89xx/90xx,
Serial PROM, EPROM, Flash.
Cypress: CY7C3xx, PLD, Bipolar PROM.
Fujitsu: EPROM, Flash.
ICT: CPLD, PEEL, Serial PROM.
Intel: IFX, PLD, 87xx, EPROM, Flash.
Lattice: pLSI/ispLSI, GAL.
Macronix: EPROM, Flash.
Microchip: PIC, Serial PROM.
Motorola: 68 Series uP.
NS: GAL, COP, Serial PROM, Bipolar PROM,
EPROM.
Philips:
CPLD, PLUS/PLS, 87xx.
STMicroelectronic: GAL, ST62xx, EPROM,
Flash.
SHARP: Flash.
SST: Flash.
TI: TIBAL, TMS320, TBP, EPROM, Flash.
Winbond: W78Exx, EPROM, Flash.
WSI: PSD3xx/4xx, Bipolar PROM, EPROM.
Xilinx: XC7000/9000 Series, Serial PROM.
Zilog: Z86xx.
Packages
included
-
LabTool-40
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CD-rom
with the software
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user
manual
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13
pcs adaptors:
- 48PIN
BGA for Intel 28F800/160/320
- 48PIN
TSOP for Intel 28F800/160/320
- 28PIN
TSOP for 28C/F/64
- 8PIN
TSOP for All 8PIN device
- SMALL
8PIN TSOP for small package 8PIN device
- TRANSFER
ADAPTOR FOR TSOP48
- TRANSFER
ADAPTOR FOR TSOP40 for 28/29F400/040...
- TRANSFER
ADAPTOR FOR TSOP32 for 32PIN device
- 2pcs
simple 8PIN adaptors
- 2pcs
simple 48PIN adaptors for 29lv160/320
- 1pc
very small simple 8pin adaptor for
Samsung
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Price
Only $1500 USD
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